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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are
(a) Unpopular and uninterested in sports.
(b) Unable to pronounce consonants correctly.
(c) Unlike himself.
(d) Popular and smart.

2. What instrument does Sedaris' father choose for him?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

3. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in
(a) Rejection.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Comaraderie.

4. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by
(a) Arguing that soap operas taught attention to character.
(b) Creating a writing assignment in which students predicted upcoming events.
(c) Creating an assignment in which students wrote their own soap operas.
(d) Arguing that soap operas were an eduring fom of writing.

5. Two extreme facets of Paul's personality are
(a) Eating candy and refusing to work.
(b) Fighting and swearing.
(c) Studying and reading.
(d) Drinking Mountain Dew and wearing make-up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by

2. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by

3. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to

4. Instead of the performance piece in the twelfth "moment," Sedaris seems to admire

5. Sedaris finally recognizes Mr. Mancini as a fellow outsider when

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